ETHICS-LOBBYING RESTRICTION
- Introduced Jan 15, 2025
- In committee Jan 28, 2025
- Passed the House Next
- Passed the Senate
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that an officer of the executive branch, a member of the General Assembly, a person whose appointment to office is subject to the advice and consent of the Senate, or a person who is the head of a department, commission, board, division, bureau, authority, or other administrative unit within the government of the State who takes office after the effective…
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Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that an officer of the executive branch, a member of the General Assembly, a person whose appointment to office is subject to the advice and consent of the Senate, or a person who is the head of a department, commission, board, division, bureau, authority, or other administrative unit within the government of the State who takes office after the effective date of the amendatory Act may not engage in activities at the State level that require registration under the Lobbyist Registration Act until 3 years after leaving office. Currently, officers of the executive branch and members of the General Assembly may not engage in activities at the State level that require registration under the Lobbyist Registration Act during the term of which he or she was elected or appointed until 6 months after leaving office. Effective immediately.
Every action
18 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
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- HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Ryan Spain
- HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
- HouseFirst Reading
- CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
- HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
- HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter
- HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
- HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. David Friess
- HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Ugaste
- HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Travis Weaver
- HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
- HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt
- HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason R. Bunting
- HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Windhorst
- HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha
- HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Regan Deering
- HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne A. Rosenthal
- HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer
Roll calls
No recorded votes on this bill yet.
Sponsors
The member who introduced it, joined by 15 cosponsors: 13 Republicans, 2 Democrats.
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Ryan SpainR Primary sponsor · District 73
From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.